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16-03-2025
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UFC Fight Night 254 video: Brendson Ribeiro rolls Diyar Nurgozhay with slick kimura
Brendson Ribeiro pulled off a slick kimura submission Saturday at UFC Fight Night 254. On the main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Ribeiro (17-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) grabbed hold of the arm of Diyar Nurgozhay (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), torqued and got the tap at the 1:28 mark of Round 2. Brendson Ribeiro forces the tap in round two 💪 #UFCVegas104 — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 15, 2025 Ribeiro has won back-to-back fights after an 0-2 start to his UFC tenure. Saturday's win was his seventh career submission victory. Nurgozhay missed weight by 4.5 pounds for Saturday's matchup. The fight was his promotional debut after a contract-earning win on Dana White's Contender Series in October. Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 254 results include: Brendson Ribeiro def. Diyar Nurgozhay via submission (kimura) – Round 2, 1:28 Kevin Vallejos def. SeungWoo Choi via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:09 Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Ryan Spann via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:48 SuYoung You def. AJ Cunningham via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Carlos Vera def. Josias Musasa via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:16 Sam Hughes def. Stephanie Luciano via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-27) Andre Lima def. Daniel Barez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:05 Priscila Cachoeira def. Josiane Nunes via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:46 Carli Judice def. Yuneisy Duben via TKO (head kick, punches) – Round 1, 1:40 For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 254. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 254 video: Brendson Ribeiro rolls Diyar Nurgozhay with slick kimura
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14-03-2025
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UFC Vegas 104: 3 fighters miss weight, including 1 egregious miss by debuting prospect
Three fighters missed weight at Friday's official UFC Vegas 104 weigh-ins, including a debuting fighter who missed weight by nearly five pounds — an egregious miss. The scale shenanigans mean a whopping 23% of Saturday's 13-fight card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas may be contested with weight-related caveats. The morning's worst offender was Diyar Nurgozhay, an undefeated light heavyweight prospect making his promotional debut against Brendson Ribeiro on UFC Vegas 104 main card. Nurgozhay, a recent signee from UFC's Contender Series, announced his Octagon arrival by tipping the scales at 210.5 pounds for his 205-pound bout, 4.5 pounds over the division's legal limit for a non-title affair. Ribeiro weighed 205.5 pounds. Co-headliner Chidi Njokuani (172.25) and preliminary card prospect Josias Musasa (136.5) also missed weight by 1.25 pounds and .5 pounds, respectively, for their bouts against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Josias Musasa. The status of all three bouts is currently undetermined, though the trio of fighters who missed weight will likely be fined a percentage of their purses if the bouts move forward. Nurgozhay vs. Ribeiro may also be changed to a catchweight because of the severity of the miss, though it's also possible that the fight gets cancelled altogether. Middleweight headliners Marvin Vettori (186) and Roman Dolidze (186) both tipped in at the legal limit for their non-title rematch, rendering Saturday's main event official. Compete UFC Vegas 104 weigh-in results can be seen below. Uncrowned will update this story once the resolution of the three weight misses is made official. Main Card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET) Marvin Vettori (186) vs. Roman Dolidze (186) Chidi Njokuani (172.25)* vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171) Alexander Hernandez (156) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (155.5) Da'Mon Blackshear (136) vs. Cody Gibson (136) Diyar Nurgozhay (210.5)* vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5) Seung Woo Choi (146) vs. Kevin Vallejos (145.5) Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET) Waldo Cortes-Acosta (261.5) vs. Ryan Spann (249) SuYoung You (136) vs. A.J. Cunningham (136) Carlos Vera (136) vs. Josias Musasa (136.5)* Stephanie Luciano (116) vs. Sam Hughes (116) Daniel Barez (126) vs. Andre Lima (126) Josiane Nunes (136) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (135) Yuneisy Duben (125.5) vs. Carli Judice (125) *Fighters missed weight
